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English translation for "华而不实"

[ huáérbùshí ] 
produce flowers but bear no fruits -- be flashy without substance; have all one's goods in the window; showy and not substantial; superficially clever 短语和例子


Related Translations:
华而不实物:  bauble
不要华而不实:  avoid peacock terms
华而不实的:  flashygewgaw/gimcrackpompous
华而不实的建筑:  very expensive ornamental building that serves no practical purpose
华而不实之物:  apple of sodomgimcrackery
华而不实的文体:  an overblown style of writingornate style
华而不实的语言:  flowery language
华而不实的东西:  an apple of sodombobby-dazzlergimcrackcry
华而不实的章句:  purple patch
Example Sentences:
1.His style is turgid, boring .
他的文体华而不实,令人厌烦。
2.The rest were an insubstantial pageant .
其余的人都不过是华而不实的过眼烟云罢了。
3.I considered him to be far more veneer than substance .
我认为他过于虚伪,华而不实
4.His speech was full of fine words which meant nothing .
他的讲话竟是华而不实的词藻。
5.Instead of fancy real estate, gm was putting its profits into small cars .
通用公司不经营华而不实的不动产,而把所获利润投入制造小型汽车。
6.Why should we waste time on luxuries like music or victorian poetry ?
为什么要浪费时间去学音乐或维多利亚时期的诗歌等那些华而不实的东西呢?
7.Actually, the postwar boom of 1919-20 was more apparent than real except in agriculture .
实际上,除农业外,1919至1920年的战后景气华而不实
8.The new collections of custom furs around town reveal plenty of folderol , but there are practical things too .
市上大批新的定做的皮衣中有许多是华而不实的,但也有一些实用的东西。
9.I admired his brilliance even when he put it, too frequently, at the serve of ideas that were more fashionable than substantial .
我钦佩他的才华,甚至在他过多地用他的才华来为华而不实的主张服务的时候,我也是如此。
10.The rest were an insubstantial pageant
其余的都不过是华而不实的过眼烟云罢了。
Similar Words:
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